Green Quadrant: Enterprise Carbon Management Software 2023

Adam Barnard

Adam Barnard

Alice Saunders

Alice Saunders

30 Nov, 2023

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Executive Summary

This report provides a detailed, fact-based comparison of the 19 most prominent enterprise carbon management software vendors in the market. Based on the proprietary Verdantix Green Quadrant methodology, our analysis incorporated two-hour live briefings, desktop research and vendor responses to a 70-point questionnaire covering 12 capability and six market momentum categories. The enterprise carbon management software market is experiencing significant growth and transformation, driven by firms' voluntary and regulatory commitments towards carbon emissions reporting and decarbonization. The landscape of carbon management software vendors is adapting to suit, influenced by regulatory pressures, stakeholder expectations, industry-specific needs and technological advancements. This presents both challenges and opportunities for vendors and buyers in their pursuit of effective carbon management and decarbonization. Among the software vendors featured in this Green Quadrant, 13 firms – Benchmark Gensuite, Cority, IBM/Envizi, Microsoft, Persefoni, Salesforce, Schneider Electric, Sphera, Sweep, UL Solutions, Velocity EHS, Watershed and Wolters Kluwer Enablon – demonstrated the most advanced all-round carbon management software capabilities.
3Degrees, Accenture, Accuvio, AECOM, Airbnb, ALL4, Allied Irish Banks (AIB), Amazon, AMCS, Applied Value Group, Aramark, Arcadis, ArcelorMittal, Assent, Atos, ATS Corporation, Avanade, AXA Climate, Bain & Company, Balfour Beatty, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Banco Santander, Banque de France, BBC, BearingPoint, Benchmark Gensuite, Blackstone, Bloomberg, BNP Paribas, Buckman, Burlington, Campari Group, Capgemini, Carbon Call, CarbonChain, Carnrite Group, Casino, CDP, Celsia, CGI, Citi, Climatiq, Cognizant, Connor Group, Cority, Crédit Agricole, Creditsafe, CSRHub, CSW Industrials, Dell, Deloitte, DEPT, Dexco, Diligent, Docomo Business, Dropbox, DS Smith, Dun & Bradstreet, EcoAct, EDC, Eiffage, Electrolux, Emitwise, Enbridge, ENGIE Impact, Envizi, ERM, Estée Lauder, European Environment Agency, EXIOBASE, EY, FigBytes, Flying Tiger, Ford Motor Company, Fujitsu, General Mills, GHD, GHG Protocol, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), GLYNT.AI, Golder, Greenly, Greenstone, GRESB, Grove, H&S Group, Hitachi, Hitachi Rail, Horizon, HP, HPE, Huco Consulting, IBM, Ideagen DevonWay, IKEA, Infosys, Ingredion, International Air Transport Association (IATA), International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), J.S Held, Jacobs, JBA, KPMG, Lacoste, Langan, Lear Corporation, L'Oreal, Lowercarbon Capital, LTIMindtree, Makersite, Malk Partners, Marks & Spencer, Microsoft, Minerva Foods, MSCI, Munich Re, Nestlé, Nexio Projects, Nike, Nordea Bank, Normative, NZero, Ocean Spray, Optera, Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), PCL Construction, PCMA Partners, Persefoni, Philips, PwC, Quentic, Reporting21, Reynolds, RSM, S&P Global, Salesforce, Santander, SAP, Schneider Electric, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Siemens, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), Södra, Sphera, Stantec, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Sweep, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Tata Consultancy Services, The Hertz Corporation, THG, TIME CO2, Toyota Tsusho, TRC Companies, Trinity Consultants, UL Solutions, UN Conference of the Parties (COP), UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN Climate Change Conference), US Department of Energy, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), VelocityEHS, Vista Equity Partners, VitalMetrics, Viveo, Watershed, WayCarbon, Werner Enterprises, WeSustain, Wipro, Wolters Kluwer Enablon, Workiva, WSP, Xylem, Zurich Insurance Group

About the Authors

Adam Barnard

Adam Barnard

Principal Analyst

Adam is a Principal Analyst in the Verdantix Net Zero & Climate Risk practise. Prior to joining Verdantix, Adam was a Director at an environmentally focused US investment ...

Alice Saunders

Alice Saunders

Industry Analyst

Alice is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix Net Zero & Climate Risk practice. Her current research agenda focuses on climate risk solutions and biodiversity. Alice holds...

Ryan Skinner

Ryan Skinner

Research Director

Ryan is a Research Director at Verdantix, where he leads a team of analysts delivering research, data and advisory services that help clients navigate the fast-evolving landsc...

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